To become a massage therapist in WA State, you have to attend a massage school that is approved by the WA State Board of Massage. Here is the list of approved schools. It includes the schools that are in the state of WA and schools in other states that are approved schools.
Here are some of the top schools for massage in WA State.
| School info | Cost of Massage School and number of hours of training | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandar School of Natural Therapeutics Aleisha Alexandar, Director 4026 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, WA 98408 253-473-1142 | Tuition: $13,000 Our 722 hour program tuition cost is $18.00 per hour | Alexandars is G.I. Bill®, Vocational Rehabilitation, & MYCAA approved. Started in 1979 by Bill Thompson and Aleisha Alexander and still owned by them. |
| Ancient Arts Massage School and Clinic Susan Parker, LMT 1319 Lee Blvd. Richland, WA 99352 509-943-9589 | ||
| Altura College Mandi Denning 1256 S.E. Bishop Blvd. Ste. L Pullman, WA 99163-5414 509-334-3444 | $11,250.00 plus books and supplies 9 month, 750 hours | |
| Arlington School of Massage Shawnna Failla, LMT and Karyl Taylor, LMT 303 N. Olympic Ave. Arlington, WA 98223-1338 360-435-0145 | $12,800 11 months, 712.5 hours | |
| Bellevue Massage School Kyle Clemens 15921 NE 8th St., C106 Bellevue, WA 98008 425-641-3409 | 651 hours $13,500 | Reflexology Program |
| Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy and Massage Shari L. Aldrich, President Tumwater campus 2330 Mottman, #106 Tumwater, WA 98512 360-350-0015 Vancouver campus 7723 NE 4th Plain Blvd Vancouver, WA 98662 360-260-7280 | 600 or 700 hour programs | |
| Discoverypoint School of Massage Lisa Nelson, LMT, Pat Archer, LMT, and Julie Darrah, LMT 420 E. Pike Seattle, WA 98122 206-552-6523 | 750 hours $11,550.00 plus supplies | Pat Archer has been a sports health care specialist and educator for over 35 years. Her combined knowledge and experience as a massage therapist and athletic trainer provide Pat with a unique blend of advanced manual therapy assessment and treatment skills. |
| Northwest School of Animal Massage LLC Lola Michelin P.O. Box 670 Fall City, WA 98024-0670 206-463-1425 | Programs: Large Animal Massage endorsement and Small Animal Massage endorsement | |
| Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts Sean Miller, Director Seattle campus 4507 44th Ave. S.W. Seattle, WA 98116 206-932-5950 Bellingham campus 1106 Harris Ave, Ste 205 Bellingham, WA 98225 360-738-7121 Tacoma campus 201 N Yakima Ave Tacoma WA, 98403 253-572-9284 | $11,900.00 plus supplies Options for length of program: 574 hours, 590, 644 | The only massage school in Washington offering a Washington State Board of Massage approved Hybrid Massage Therapy Program. |
| Port Townsend School of Massage Liz Piglowski, LMT 1071 Landes Ct. Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-4066 | 525 hours, $6,825.00 650 hours, $8,450.00 plus supplies | |
| Renton Technical College 3000 N.E. 4th St. Renton, WA 98056-4195 425-235-2451 | Washington State Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) Washington State Department of Health | |
| Seattle Clinical Massage School Sean Miller, director 619 N. 35th St., Ste. 330M Seattle, WA 98103-8659 (206) 548-4184 | 705 hours $11,900.00 plus supplies | Seattle Clinical Massage School is a partner school within the Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts |
| West by Northwest School of Massage LLC Rebecca-Anne West 5726 178th Pl. S.W. Lynnwood, WA 98037-3519 206-948-2855 | 915 hour Day Program September 2021- July 2022 Tuition: $11,500 760 hour Evening Program March 1, 2021 – January 2022 $8,650 | |